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# Attribute

Defines an attribute for a subscriber.

## Properties

| Name          | Data Type                                                      | Description          |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| `Compression` | [CompressionConfiguration](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/compressionconfiguration.md) object | Not used.            |
| `Name`        | String                                                         | The attribute name.  |
| `Value`       | String                                                         | The attribute value. |

## Related Items

- [Subscriber](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/subscriber.md)